Teen hides, calls for help during break-in

A Lancaster teenager is safe after he called for help and hid when he heard someone break into his Union Street house Tuesday.

Police received a call from employees at Risch Drug Store, 803 W. Fair Ave., Tuesday stating that a co-worker ran from the store after receiving a call from her 15-year-old son saying that someone was breaking into their home, according to a Lancaster police report.

Police arrived at the home along the 200 block of Union Street around 10:45 a.m., shortly after the woman arrived. The woman told police that her son still was inside the home. The woman unlocked the front door and the officer identified himself, the report said.

The teenager came downstairs and said he had locked himself in the bathroom, the report said. The teenager said he heard someone walking around upstairs, the report said.

The officer searched the house and found a man hiding behind an open closet door, the report said.

The man was arrested and taken to the county jail. He faces a felony burglary charge. The family declined to comment.

Lancaster Police Sgt. Steve Fealty said the man claimed he was in the wrong house, but never said why he was there. Fealty said it is rare to find a burglar still in the home, and commended the teen for his actions.

"He did exactly what he was suppose to do," Fealty said. "He stayed quiet, hid and didn't reveal himself until officers arrived."

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Teen hides, calls for help during break-in

A Lancaster teenager is safe after he called for help and hid when he heard someone break into his Union Street house Tuesday.